‘I feel like in many ways the odds are against him.’ Anyone at any time can become a carer to a family member or friend. I became a carer when my eldest child was diagnosed with autism at age seven. I am a proud mother to four young children (including triplets!) and a member of…
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What my son with Down syndrome taught me about baseball — and life
My son is 53. He’s a baseball fan. He has Down syndrome. To him, baseball is more than a game ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — We’re at Tropicana Field, my son and I, watching as Anthony Santander strikes out swinging to end the top of the fourth inning. He’s the 12th Oriole in a row to…
Cape mother turns grief into kindness via non-profit foundation
A Cape Cod mother who lost her son in 2020 started a non-profit foundation to keep her son’s memory alive by spreading kindness. In February 2020, Chase Soares, a 23-year-old from Falmouth, died in a tragic car accident. Soares was a son, a friend, and a passionate basketball player. He was also the first-born of his…
Discover how a mother’s bravery and her son’s legacy continue to change the world decades after his tragic murder
INDIANAPOLIS (PRWEB) September 19, 2022 “Let the world see what they did to my boy,” are the heart-wrenching words spoken by Mamie Till-Mobley who insisted upon an open casket for her 14-year-old Black son who was brutally tortured and murdered for whistling at a White woman in Money, Mississippi in 1955. It all started in…
The Darkest Night Since My Son Died
Last week marked one year since my 15-year-old son Christian died tragically and unexpectedly. The last 365+ days have been the darkest night my soul has known. St. John of the Cross detailed a dark night of the soul in his poetry as “a spiritual crisis in the journey toward union with God.” Other perspectives…
Father, son share a burning desire for volunteer firefighting
Volunteer firefighters are critical to the safety of residents in many small communities. That rings true in Coldwater and throughout Severn Township, where Andy Jones and his son, Mark Jones, have a combined 45 years of dedicated contributions through volunteer firefighting. The duo were recently recognized for 30 and 15 years of service, respectively. Andy, 54, started his firefighting…
‘God Has a Plan for Both of Us’: Young mom battling stage IV cancer asks for prayers after 4-year-old son also diagnosed with cancer
A Pennsylvania family is dealing with the unimaginable. Just months after Nicole Roche, a wife and mother of three young children, went public with her stage IV cancer diagnosis, her family faces yet another health emergency: Roche’s 4-year-old son, Wesley, was rushed to the ER last week where it was revealed there was a large,…
Gateshead ex-Marine takes on gruelling charity challenge with childhood friends after heartbreak of losing both his son and his dad
Jimmy Gibson took part in an astonishing “Goggins Challenge” in Gateshead over the Bank Holiday weekend After a year marked by the loss of both his son and his father, Gateshead’ s Jimmy Gibson has taken on a gruelling running challenge to raise money for mental health and cancer charities. Jimmy, 53, lost son Lee…
‘I made a promise to him’ | Simsbury mom conducts study to fight substance abuse
Lisa Gray lost her son to an opioid overdose in 2018, less than a month later she started a non-profit to help those battling addiction. GRANBY, Conn. — A local nonprofit is conducting a study in Connecticut to see what types of programs and services are needed to support those battling substance use disorders. Lisa Gray lost…
She lost her son to an accidental drug overdose. Her nonprofit works to help others.
Nancy Plavetzky was devastated when her 26-year-old son Ryan Pappa died in 2014 from an accidental drug overdose. Not wanting others to go through the same thing, she founded Ryan’s Wings in his memory. from tragedy to ‘too good’ The West Deer-based nonprofit raises awareness through education about the dangers of using prescription drugs and provides…